2023 ASLA Minnesota Merit Award Winner in General Design: Historic Fort Snelling at Bdote

April 28, 2023

We are happy to share that we have received an ASLA Minnesota Merit Award in General Design for the Historic Fort Snelling at Bdote Revitalization!

Dakota elders tell of the creation of humans occurring in their homeland of Mni Sota Makoce (Land Where the Waters Reflect the Clouds). This sacred place is at Bdote, meaning the juncture of two bodies of water and in this instance, refers to the confluence of the Minnesota and Mississippi Rivers. Newly restored prairies, paths, gathering spaces, overlooks, and messaging features are perched on the bluffs above the river, creating a landscape experience that describes the site’s layered history as Dakota Homeland and a former military fort, where stories of Indigenous people, trade, soldiers, veterans, enslaved people, and immigrants now co-exist.

Client: Minnesota Historical Society

Team: TEN x TEN, LEO A DALY, New History Consultants, Quinn Evans, Meyer Borgman Johnson, Water in Motion, Split Rock Studios, CPMI, Rippe Associates, MOCA Systems, Mortenson Construction